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When I went to the Chinese restaurant next door before, I noticed this place that caught my interest. I remembered seeing omurice on the menu outside, and I felt like having omurice, so I decided to visit. The interior of the restaurant is quite new and has a calm, stylish café atmosphere. There are three 4-person tables and 4 counter seats. It was around 7:30 pm, with two customers already seated and one customer arriving later. The menu doesn't seem to be very extensive, with only 4 items each for omurice and hamburger on the dinner menu. I was also intrigued by the mushroom cream cheese omurice, but I decided to start with the regular omurice priced at 800 yen. The owner promptly asked me if I wanted a large serving, so I decided to go for it. I didn't ask, but I thought maybe only the hamburger comes with the option of extra rice, so I was pleased that they offered it to me. First, a side salad was served. It's a proper Caesar salad even though it's a small portion. It had cheese shavings and crunchy nuts sprinkled on top. After about 10 minutes, the omurice arrived. It was a neatly wrapped omurice, served with mashed potatoes and green beans on the side. Despite being a large serving, it wasn't overly big. It seemed like a size that even women could handle. When I dug my spoon into the omurice, I realized it wasn't ketchup rice. It was exactly the kind of omurice I wanted to eat. As I tasted it, I thought, "Wow, this is delicious." The rice was cooked in broth and then fried in butter, with finely chopped chicken mixed in, giving it a rich flavor. The egg was perfectly cooked, fluffy like a cake. The ketchup seemed homemade, with a strong tomato flavor and a pronounced acidity. The strong tomato ketchup flavor combined with the omurice gives you the sensation of eating ketchup rice in an omurice. It's interesting to enjoy two different flavors with or without ketchup. The mashed potatoes and green beans on the side didn't steal the spotlight but complemented the main dish well. The miso soup was filled with plenty of ingredients, including small pieces of carrots, daikon radish, burdock root, taro, konjac, green onions, and pork. It was tasty, but I thought it would have been nice if the owner made consomme soup instead. It's probably challenging in terms of price and effort though. I've been in Sapporo for about 3 years now, and for the first time, I encountered a restaurant that serves omurice at the level of a Western-style restaurant in the downtown area of Tokyo. It's amazing to find such a place here. It's not the time to go to a famous Western-style restaurant nearby. The restaurant conveys a dedication to and meticulousness in their cooking, and it was a great place. I believe that anything I eat here made by the owner will be delicious, so I'd like to gradually conquer the menu here.